States of emergency : their impact on human rights / ; International
Commission of Jurists, iii; 477 p.. - Geneva : International Commission of
Jurists, 1983.

ISBN 92 9037 019 X

LANGUAGE: ENG

ABSTRACT: In this study of states of emergency undertaken by the Commission
of Jurists, over 15 countries are selected which have had experienced states
of emergency in the 1960's and 1970's.The section covers differnt kinds of
emergency under different regimes and in different regions.

ABSTRACT: This study shows, on the basis of comparisons made in different
countries that it is feasible for public employees to enjoy extensive trade
union rights. The "general interest" has often been the justification for
denying public employees full trade union rights.Disciplinary procedures are
another means through which those rights can be curtailed.In this study
discliplinary procedures have been enlarged to cover some countries on other
continents. The Latin American section has been examined and prepered in
cooperation with the Latin American members of the WCOTP Executive
Committee.The study has also been examined by the European Conference of
WCOTP.The point of departure for the project is the international labour
standards established by the ILO.

ABSTRACT: With increasing reports of the tensions and repression of blacks
in South Africa, the International Commission of Jurists decided to send a
mission to South Africa.Their terms of reference were to examine the degree of
compliance in S.A. with international human rights law as embodied in the
Universal declaration of human rights and other relevant instruments.The
particular subjects they considered were trade union rights, the repeal of the
pass laws and other discriminatory legislation, the independence of judges and
lawyers, the security system, the treatment of children under the legal
system, the state of education, freedom of speech and political activity,
legal services in rural areas and human rights in the homelands.

ABSTRACT: The publication consists of following chapters:. 1. Trade union
rights and civil liberties. 2. Right of workers and employers, without
distinction whatsoever, to establish organizations. 3. The right of workers
and employers to establish organizations without previous authorisation. 4.
The right of workers and employers to establish and join organizations of
their own chosing. 5. The right of organizations to draw up their
constitutions and rules and to elect their representantives in full freedom.
6. Right of workers' and employers' organizations to organize their
administration and activities and to formulative their programmes. 7. The
right to organize and collective bargaining. 8. Organizations of rural
workers.